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Shu-Ching Jean Chen - ForbesShu-Ching Jean Chen's stories.http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/ca35f7813c970e8a6db7e374d9fa5935?s=400&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D400&amp;r=Ghttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2015/01/21/luxury-cigars-from-cuba-to-china/
Luxury Cigars, From Cuba To China Smoking has declined globally, but one niche segment of the cigarette market is thriving. Sales of premium cigars are growing at between 4% and 5% a year, with a typical smoker getting younger by the day. Premium cigar smokers are puffing away in exclusive cigar lounges and on the pool sides [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2015/01/21/luxury-cigars-from-cuba-to-china/Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:30:00 -0500 Smoking has declined globally, but one niche segment of the cigarette market is thriving. Sales of premium cigars are growing at between 4% and 5% a year, with a typical smoker getting younger by the day. Premium cigar smokers are puffing away in exclusive cigar lounges and on the pool sides [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2015/01/12/good-run-continues-for-hong-kongs-real-estate-market/
Good Run Continues for Hong Kong's Property Market For the wealthiest citizens in Hong Kong, the New Year is off to an auspicious start as their fortunes continue to rise, due in large part to a buoyant real estate market. Though the city has built its reputation as a financial center, it is in cement and mortar that [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2015/01/12/good-run-continues-for-hong-kongs-real-estate-market/Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:31:00 -0500 For the wealthiest citizens in Hong Kong, the New Year is off to an auspicious start as their fortunes continue to rise, due in large part to a buoyant real estate market. Though the city has built its reputation as a financial center, it is in cement and mortar that [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/10/27/paper-profits-chinas-king-of-personal-hygiene-products/
Paper Profits: Meet the King of Personal Hygiene ProductsA lucky connection and shrewd management and marketing have helped
Hengan's Hui Lin Chit become China's king of personal hygiene products.Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/10/27/paper-profits-chinas-king-of-personal-hygiene-products/Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:00:00 -0400A lucky connection and shrewd management and marketing have helped
Hengan's Hui Lin Chit become China's king of personal hygiene products.http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/10/03/china-sure-to-tally-costs-in-handling-hong-kongs-protests/
China Sure To Tally Costs In Handling Hong Kong's ProtestsWhen the lips are gone, the teeth will grow cold, as the ancient Chinese saying goes. If China and Hong Kong are like lips and teeth, their relationship can bear only a limited amount of strain before both will suffer. The protests currently underway in Hong Kong are testing that [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/10/03/china-sure-to-tally-costs-in-handling-hong-kongs-protests/Fri, 3 Oct 2014 22:51:00 -0400When the lips are gone, the teeth will grow cold, as the ancient Chinese saying goes. If China and Hong Kong are like lips and teeth, their relationship can bear only a limited amount of strain before both will suffer. The protests currently underway in Hong Kong are testing that [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/09/24/let-a-thousand-shopping-malls-bloom/
Let a Thousand Shopping Malls BoomKenneth Hoi came home to a changing Powerlong and pushed it further.Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/09/24/let-a-thousand-shopping-malls-bloom/Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:18:00 -0400Kenneth Hoi came home to a changing Powerlong and pushed it further.http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/08/28/chinas-toilet-paper-makers-flush-with-cash/
China's Rush to Flush: The Rise of Toilet PaperChinese consumers are well known for their interest in luxury goods, but enterprising manufacturers are now rushing to take advantage of their more private interest in other comforts of modern life. In the country that invented papermaking, the use of household paper – including facial tissues, wet wipes, paper tableware and [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/08/28/chinas-toilet-paper-makers-flush-with-cash/Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:41:00 -0400Chinese consumers are well known for their interest in luxury goods, but enterprising manufacturers are now rushing to take advantage of their more private interest in other comforts of modern life. In the country that invented papermaking, the use of household paper – including facial tissues, wet wipes, paper tableware and [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/06/25/myanmars-gradual-embrace-of-the-coke-trade/
Myanmar's Gradual Embrace Of The Coke TradeAn illicit trade in Coke was quietly sustained for more than 60 years in Myanmar, serving the country’s elite and providing a living for a few bold smugglers. Only the wealthy could afford to shell out as much as $2.99 for a red can smuggled in from neighboring countries and [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/06/25/myanmars-gradual-embrace-of-the-coke-trade/Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:29:00 -0400An illicit trade in Coke was quietly sustained for more than 60 years in Myanmar, serving the country’s elite and providing a living for a few bold smugglers. Only the wealthy could afford to shell out as much as $2.99 for a red can smuggled in from neighboring countries and [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/26/xiaomis-founder-lei-jun-seeks-u-s-ipo-for-clean-master-google-plays-no-1-free-tools-app/
Xiaomi's Founder Lei Jun Seeks U.S. IPO For Clean Master, Google Play's No. 1 Free Tools AppIn the Google Play store, a free junk-file cleaning app called Clean Master is the latest sensation in the Android mobile phone universe. It’s the world’s most downloaded Android optimizer, ranked No. 1 in Google Play’s Tools category in the U.S. market, ahead of Google Translate and Adobe Air. It’s [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/26/xiaomis-founder-lei-jun-seeks-u-s-ipo-for-clean-master-google-plays-no-1-free-tools-app/Wed, 26 Mar 2014 05:29:00 -0400In the Google Play store, a free junk-file cleaning app called Clean Master is the latest sensation in the Android mobile phone universe. It’s the world’s most downloaded Android optimizer, ranked No. 1 in Google Play’s Tools category in the U.S. market, ahead of Google Translate and Adobe Air. It’s [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/18/chinas-secret-vaults-where-is-all-the-missing-gold/
China's Secret Vaults: Where Is All The Missing Gold?China has recently replaced India as the world’s largest consumer of gold. Uniquely, it also ranks as both the largest producer and the biggest importer of gold. Yet a big question surrounds the true state of the Chinese demand for gold; the answer would determine how global gold prices are [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/18/chinas-secret-vaults-where-is-all-the-missing-gold/Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:50:00 -0400China has recently replaced India as the world’s largest consumer of gold. Uniquely, it also ranks as both the largest producer and the biggest importer of gold. Yet a big question surrounds the true state of the Chinese demand for gold; the answer would determine how global gold prices are [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/13/premier-spells-out-chinas-economic-challenges-and-bottom-line/
Premier Spells Out China's Economic Challenges and Bottom LineChinese Premier warned of severe challenges ahead. At his press conference on the closing day of China’s annual National People’s Congress, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was unconventionally candid about the economic challenges his country has been facing and the difficulty of steering the economy back onto a growth track. Li abandoned the [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/13/premier-spells-out-chinas-economic-challenges-and-bottom-line/Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:05:00 -0400Chinese Premier warned of severe challenges ahead. At his press conference on the closing day of China’s annual National People’s Congress, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was unconventionally candid about the economic challenges his country has been facing and the difficulty of steering the economy back onto a growth track. Li abandoned the [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/12/li-ka-shing-and-horizons-ventures-the-making-of-a-venture-capital-powerhouse/
Li Ka-shing And Horizons Ventures: The Making of A Venture PowerhouseThe pair who founded Horizons Ventures had their own
investing history before bringing in a tycoon.Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/12/li-ka-shing-and-horizons-ventures-the-making-of-a-venture-capital-powerhouse/Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:53:00 -0400The pair who founded Horizons Ventures had their own
investing history before bringing in a tycoon.http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/03/china-cracks-down-on-dna-testing-2/
China Cracks Down on DNA TestingGenetic testing has grown to be a business big enough in China to warrant the government’s intervention. Early in February, the government quietly put the brakes on the provision of genetic tests to customers by domestic hospitals and a variety of medical and health institutions. If the ban persists it could [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/03/03/china-cracks-down-on-dna-testing-2/Mon, 3 Mar 2014 10:06:00 -0500Genetic testing has grown to be a business big enough in China to warrant the government’s intervention. Early in February, the government quietly put the brakes on the provision of genetic tests to customers by domestic hospitals and a variety of medical and health institutions. If the ban persists it could [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/01/08/retracing-the-footsteps-of-a-global-shipping-giant/
Retracing the Footsteps of a Global Shipping GiantRetracing the Footsteps of a Global Shipping Giant Anna Pao Sohmen is the eldest daughter of Pao Yue-Kong, founder of Worldwide Shipping, and inherited the privately run shipping empire that was once ranked the world’s largest. In its heyday in the 1970s the fleet was only slightly smaller than the Soviet [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/01/08/retracing-the-footsteps-of-a-global-shipping-giant/Wed, 8 Jan 2014 18:00:00 -0500Retracing the Footsteps of a Global Shipping Giant Anna Pao Sohmen is the eldest daughter of Pao Yue-Kong, founder of Worldwide Shipping, and inherited the privately run shipping empire that was once ranked the world’s largest. In its heyday in the 1970s the fleet was only slightly smaller than the Soviet [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/01/08/estate-planning-for-a-global-shipping-dynasty/
Estate Planning for a Global Shipping DynastyThe late Pao Yue-kong took great care in building his empire--
and in dividing it among his four daughters.Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2014/01/08/estate-planning-for-a-global-shipping-dynasty/Wed, 8 Jan 2014 16:52:00 -0500The late Pao Yue-kong took great care in building his empire--
and in dividing it among his four daughters.http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/11/28/li-ka-shing-no-plan-to-withdraw-from-china-and-hong-kong/
Li Ka-shing: No Plan To Withdraw From China And Hong KongAsia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, has gone on record with a Chinese newspaper in Guangzhou to refute months of speculation about his intention to withdraw investments from Hong Kong and China. Li spoke from his office in central Hong Kong with reporters from Nanfang Daily, a sister publication to the Southern [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/11/28/li-ka-shing-no-plan-to-withdraw-from-china-and-hong-kong/Thu, 28 Nov 2013 20:04:00 -0500Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, has gone on record with a Chinese newspaper in Guangzhou to refute months of speculation about his intention to withdraw investments from Hong Kong and China. Li spoke from his office in central Hong Kong with reporters from Nanfang Daily, a sister publication to the Southern [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/11/27/where-are-tailwinds-blowing-asias-growth-in-2014/
The Tailwinds For Asia's Growth In 2014Asia, and China in particular, has been touted as the driver pulling the crisis-infested developed world away from the brink of a global financial cliff. But from now on, the opposite could be true. That’s because the region has sat idle in the shadows of asset booms induced by rounds of [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/11/27/where-are-tailwinds-blowing-asias-growth-in-2014/Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:03:00 -0500Asia, and China in particular, has been touted as the driver pulling the crisis-infested developed world away from the brink of a global financial cliff. But from now on, the opposite could be true. That’s because the region has sat idle in the shadows of asset booms induced by rounds of [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/11/07/corporate-germanys-recipe-for-success-which-america-lacks/
Corporate Germany's Family Recipe For Success, Which America Lacks Germany’s famous Mittelstand companies are often credited for the country’s enduring economic strength. These small and medium-sized family businesses, often in the hands of the same family for three generations or more, are renowned for a faithful devotion to the long-term growth of the companies they own, much more so [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/11/07/corporate-germanys-recipe-for-success-which-america-lacks/Thu, 7 Nov 2013 03:00:00 -0500 Germany’s famous Mittelstand companies are often credited for the country’s enduring economic strength. These small and medium-sized family businesses, often in the hands of the same family for three generations or more, are renowned for a faithful devotion to the long-term growth of the companies they own, much more so [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/10/18/why-chinas-richest-man-thinks-london-property-is-cheap/
China's Richest Man Thinks London Property Is CheapChina’s richest man thinks London property is cheap. Wang Jianlin of Dalian Wanda group, who was minted as China’s richest man in the annual Forbes China Rich List this week, has been busy expanding his empire outside of China, to movie theaters in the U.S. and luxury yachts in U.K. In [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/10/18/why-chinas-richest-man-thinks-london-property-is-cheap/Fri, 18 Oct 2013 04:53:00 -0400China’s richest man thinks London property is cheap. Wang Jianlin of Dalian Wanda group, who was minted as China’s richest man in the annual Forbes China Rich List this week, has been busy expanding his empire outside of China, to movie theaters in the U.S. and luxury yachts in U.K. In [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/09/13/how-chinas-biggest-biotech-company-cracked-the-u-s-market/
How China's Biggest Biotech Company Cracked The U.S. MarketWang Jian, co-founder and president of BGI Shenzhen, China’s largest biotech company, found a shortcut into the U.S. market through its acquisition early this year of Complete Genomics. He says the acquisition was also a defensive step to fend off Illumina, the world’s largest manufacturer of gene-sequencing machines known as [...]Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/shuchingjeanchen/2013/09/13/how-chinas-biggest-biotech-company-cracked-the-u-s-market/Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:16:00 -0400Wang Jian, co-founder and president of BGI Shenzhen, China’s largest biotech company, found a shortcut into the U.S. market through its acquisition early this year of Complete Genomics. He says the acquisition was also a defensive step to fend off Illumina, the world’s largest manufacturer of gene-sequencing machines known as [...]